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STRNCMP(3)			    NEWLIB			    STRNCMP(3)

NAME
       6.30 `strncmp'--character string compare

SYNOPSIS
	    #include <string.h>
	    int strncmp(const char *A, const char * B, size_t LENGTH);

DESCRIPTION
       `strncmp'  compares up to LENGTH characters from the string at A to the
       string at B.

RETURNS
       If `*A' sorts lexicographically after `*B', `strncmp' returns a	number
       greater	than  zero.   If  the  two  strings  are equivalent, `strncmp'
       returns zero.  If `*A' sorts lexicographically before  `*B',  `strncmp'
       returns a number less than zero.

PORTABILITY
       `strncmp' is ANSI C.

	  `strncmp' requires no supporting OS subroutines.

SEE ALSO
       strncmp	is  part  of the library.  The full documentation for is main‐
       tained as a Texinfo manual.  If info and are properly installed at your
       site, the command

	      info

       will give you access to the complete manual.

NEWLIB				  April 2010			    STRNCMP(3)
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